VOL. LXV].
NO. 24.
CONGRESS GUILTY
CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT IN THE
RECENT HORROR.
{ partments. A grand shake up all
| try as well as to the democratic party.
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The Latest Form of Swindle,
i
{ The smooth-tongued young man,
THE LICE PLAGUE
The Plague of Lice Which has Invaded
w
! Lancaster County.
| John Bnyder is a Mennonite, One
| of his daughters learned the millinery
dition of Ford's Theatre. Attempt
to Locate the Respoasibility,
WasHINGTON, JUNE 11.—Ifthe Con-
gress of the United States were liable
to stand trial on the charge of murder
in the first degree for having killed the
22 employes of the Surgeon General's
office who lost their lives by the falling
of the floors of Ford's old theatre,
where Lincoln was assassinated, which
occurred last Friday, a catastrophe
which can never be forgotten by any
who were at the time in Washington,
and which still is the leading topic of
conversation wherever ope In
addition to the 22 men killed outright
there were 68 injured, a number of
whom may die, and many of whom
will be permanently crippled.
gress cannot claim in
that it did not know
this building,
FOS,
Con-
because its condition
anew building to contain the Army
Medical Museum and library which
had been in this building. Just think
for a moment what damning evidence
is given by this action.
erects another building because
isn’t safe enough for the museum and
library with their comparatively few
attendants to remain in, and then al-
lows 500 clerks to be crowded into the
unsafe building. Had a private em-
ployer been guilty of this crime he
could have been legally executed
murder: but Congress—well, the
fes of the dead and erippled, who are
now being aided by private contribu-
Congress
this
for
> i)
famii-
lost
are
them for their
Meanwhile there half
0
many times the number of Govern-
ment employes wao were in the col-
lapsed building that are known to be
equally dangerous, among them the
Government Printing Office, with its
nearly 3,000 employes; the Patent Of-
fice, the annex to the Post Office de-
partment and the Winter building,
where a large branch of the War de-
partment is quarteped.
An attempt is being mad:
army court of inquiry to locate
personal responsibility for the disaster
at this old death trap, if there be any,
and a coroner's jury is alsoat work
with the same end in view. It is said
the direct cause of the accident was an
excavation which was being made,
for the purpose of putting in new boil-
ers. This may be true, but even if it
is that furnishes no excuse for Con-
gress for having allowed a building
by an
the
ty seven years ago to be occupied by
500 Government employes. In conse
quence of the accident there is a feel.
ing of excitement among those em-
ployed in the other buildings that are
known to be unsafe. Secretary Smith
is trying to allay this excitement in
the Patent Office by having all the
heavy stuff stored on the upper floors
of that building transferred to the
ground floor,
President Cleveland was one of the
first couniributors to the fand that is
being raised for the help of the fami-
lies of the clerks that were Killed and
wounded: he also directed that all flags
on the public buildings be hall masted
for the dead clerks, an honor never be-
fore paid to any except high oflicials
or ex-oflicials,
The number of appointments daring
the past week was unusually large,
but the new government printer has
not been named, although it is daily
expected that he will be.
There are indications that Secretary
ganization of the immense clerical
force of the Treasury department.
service under the civil service law of
1883; those who have wives, husbands,
brothers, sisters, sons, daughters or
other relatives employed in any branch
of the Government; those employed as
exceeding $840, a year, who are doing
work thet properly belongs to messen-
gers, assistant messengers and labore
ers; and those who are doing clerical
work but on the rolls as messengers,
assistant messengers or laborers, This
has raised a commotion in the depart
tion, if correctly given, and there is no
doubt about that, is bound to lead to a
grand shake-up and a large number of
dismissals. In taking this step Seere
tary Carlisle has set another good ex-
ample for the heads of all the other de-
¥
a
|swindled a New England farmer,
| This time the town of New Caanan,
| Connecticut, is the scene, and Good-
rich Hubbell the chief actor.
story of the swindler runs as follows:
| One day lately the oily-tongued youth
himself as a preacher,
| ter, whieh was readily given.
| ently a man and woman came along
| in quest of a clergyman to marry them,
{ Farmer Hubbell asked his new ac-
{quaintance if he would perform the
and the latter at once
After the usual formula had
certificate
the bride and groom,
{ the farmer and his wife
Nesses,
| ceremony,
agreed.
{ been recited, the marriage
was signed by
acting as wit-
The couple withdraw, as did
| the minister, and the following day
on to cash.
rem
The New Holliday Law,
The act making the Saturday half-
holiday in all-the-year-round playday
i goes furtl
wer and codifies the entire le-
of the Common-
wealth, not only fixing and enumera-
gal holiday system
{ ing the method for presenting, collect-
ing or protesting negotiable commer-
| cial paper falling due on any holiday.
| The legal holidays from and after the
tapproval of the act are New
Day, Washington's Birthday, Goo
{ Friday, Decoration Day (May 30), the
Saturday in September,) Election Day
{the first Tuesday after the first Mon-
iday in November), Christmas Day,
{ Thanksgiving Day and every Satur-
i day after 12 o'clock.
The new holidays created by the act
election days and the Baturday
{ half holidays September
{1 and June 15. The changes made in
| the matter of the collection of bank or
{ other negotiable paper falling due on a
{ holiday i= that it becomes due and pay-
| able the first secular day after the hol
| iday, instead of the day before, as for-
merly. If a note falls due on
mas, July 4 or any other holiday it is
not collectable nor protestable till the
Sight or
mand paper falling due on Saturday is
made payable before 12 o'clock on that
day, but i
siich paper
Monday to
| Are
between
Christ.
following business day. de-
£
is not necessary to protest
for non-payment until
maintain the liability of
indorsers or others whose signatures
{may constitute part of its security.
. wlio ian
53 Horses Gone. “
With the Walter L. Main's circus,
which was wrecked at Tyrone, on the
30th, were 119 horses, colts and ponies.
{ OF these fifty were killed in the wreck
{and three died since from injuries re-
ceived, making fifty-three in all dead,
us the past result of the wreck. The
show exhibiting again, and on
{ Thursday gave an exhibition at Ty-
rone to over S000 people. For two
i days it exhibited at Altoona, and on
Monday filled a date at Lewistown.
When the wreek occurred it was
thought the show would be unable to
i=
pull itself together this season, as near
all the paraplicroalis was a complete
wreck, but at the exhibitions given
the full programme was gone through
and the show gave satisfaction. The
railroad colupany is engaged in sup-
plying and replacing the wrecked
parts, and is sssuming the expense,
Ihe circus is composed of seventeen
cars, each one sixty-five feet in length
and all in the best of order.
A
sam mer Exearsion Routes and Rates,
The 1893 edition of the Pennsylvania
Rillroad Company's annual book of
SiiLmer Excursion Routes has just
been fssued. It is tastefully gotten up
Land presents ina most practical and
cynprehensive manner about four
hundred popular summer resorts, from
which excellent selections may be
made for either limited trips or exten
ded sojourns during the summer and
early full months,
The great variety of routes suggested
| the complete schedules of rates, the
graphic and exhaustive descriptions of
the different places, the explanatory
| maps and the illustrations, make this
| voluine a most valuable guide.
| Coples of the book may be obtained
| at any ticket office of the Pennsylvan-
| ia Railrond on payment of ten cents, or
{upon applieation to the General Pas-
| senger Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad,
| Philadelphia, it will be forwarded
{upon the receipt of twenty centa.
| -
| =o to Lewins, Bellefonte, for
| your clothing. Their styles are per
fect in every respect, Suits neat in
| pattern, stylishly cut and elegantly
made. Nothing quite so good sny-
where, .
- wBubseribe for the REPORTER,
ol
{ home in Ephrate township, Lancaster
'gounty. The Mennonites are not much
{ on millinery, but other people are.
{| One day, some weeks ago, a thrifty
| housewife of Ephrata township open-
ed an old chest that had been lying in
i frame was all she found,
{ good to be wasted and she immediate-
|ly sent it to Miss Snyder's millinery
|store to have it remodelled and mod-
{bonnet. A few hours later Miss Sny-
cording to the prevailing style theres
the floor the
i next instant and exclaimed, in good
| Pennsylvania Dutch:
“Der Hut ist voller Flohe
but lice,
once destroyed, but
abouts, She threw it on
But they were not fleas,
The hat at
tenough of the fpsects got away to soon
was
| populate the house. They don't seem
only swarm on people to feed on cloth-
| ing.
{also partial to. The Snyder family
i quit going abroad, and did everything
| possible to rid themselves of the in-
SOCLS,
for
days with burning sulphur, the family
having the
tobacco
| First the premises were fumigated
abandoned house and
sought shelter in
the barn.
and
Two barrels of sulphur were
into
sheds
sonverted suffocating smoke,
which entered every crack and crevice
the
This done,
and remote hiding ploce
could possibly find.
Mennonite
their brother's petrolenm smoked and
sulphur smoked walls, floors and par-
titions from cellar to
the house
ding
garret and made
inside. All
and clothing belonging
new
to the
for a day and
another day.
in boiling water for
Then the Bonyder house-
again, and to their joy found that they
were rid of the pests. It cost Farmer
Snyder nearly $1,000 to evict
jut the good brethern who aided in
about this pleasant
soon found that the fleas, as they were
still had sought revenge for
their ruthless unhousing. Next day,
after the work at Sayder's was done,
$
&
rest
bringing
called,
t
every man who had taken part in it
made the appalling discovery that his
own house had been taken
Prosg “ajo
the y
playing havoe there just as they had
been doing at Snyder's,
They have now spread through sev-
wore
of by the insects, and that
eral townships, and there is a panie,
as the insects spread rapidly.
A A po
Costly Lacs Stolen,
Last Saturday evening
disclosure
a startling
was made at the World's
Fair grounds when the priceless laces
sent here by Queen Margharetta, of
Italy, were unpacked. While the laces
were being taken out of their cases and
each piece counted out it was found
that thirty pieces were missing, Cab-
legrains were sent to Rome apprising
as developments thus far indicate, that
the loss will pot fall upon the ex posi-
tion company, their bond not covering
the safety of laces in transit. An ef-
fort was made to keep the discovery a
secret, but custom officers divulged the
startling news,
out of reverence for the memory of her
en, Queen Margharetta consented to
send to Chicago for the fair. She sent
a noble, trusted lady, the Countess Di
Brazza, to watch and guard the treas-
ures, and the government of the
ted States gave a bond of $100,000 to
guarantee their safe return to Italy.
smi
Centre Hall's Fourth,
Now that a big celebration has been
decided to a certainty for Centre Hall
on the Fourth of July, it behooves
every body in the county to come to
Centre Hall and help celebrate with
us. A number of attractions are al-
ready down on the bills, and an invi-
tation is extended to all to come, and
they will be heartily welcomed. Ae-
commodations will be made to enter
tain an immense erowd, and there will
be no lack of facilities in that direc-
tion.
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Died In Mifflin County,
Miss Tillie Bell died last week at
Biglerville, Mifflin county, of consump
tion, after an illness of several months,
She had resided in Centre Hall over
one year living with Mrs. MeCully,
and moved to Mifflin county, only
early this spring, and was taken ill
shortly after leaving Centre Hall,
a
sel, P, Long & Co, have just re-
ceived a large stock of chain and lever
pumps. Come and see them. :
HOW TO SEE IT
SITION IN 8I1X DAYS.
Suggestions for World» Falr Yisitors 're
pared by Mr. M, leibenack, for the
Benefit of His Friends.
The following suggestions for Worlds
Fair visitors were prepared by Mr, M.
Riebenack, Assistant Comptroller of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
it of general interest, has very proper-
{ ly forwarded it to **The Phila Record"
for publieation:
FIRST DAY.
grounds
{
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Enter through
entrance, which is between Fifty-ninth
(and Sixtieth streets, and can be reach-
{ ed by cable cars from the eity, or car-
riage from any of the hotels in the vi-
The points of
| interest and attractions at this place
cinity of the grounds,
than
best
{ would consume more
it
many of the exhibits,
hs §
to
1., ‘ . :
i time, although is avoid
Lunch can be had at very
ble rates and good service at the Vien-
reascona~
na Bakery establishment,
Al the entrance to the main build
ings from the Plaisance, take Intram-
ural Railway to north loop. Remain
to the south loop.
of
This ride will give
a general view every building on
the grounds,
Remain in ears at south loop,
ofl’ at
$
¥
tod
Chicago Junction; descend
ing through the golden door.
building is very interesting and well
worth visiting.
SECOND DAY
Enter grounds at Sixty-fourth street;
up Transportation Building,
then visit the Mining Building, and
i the Electric
finish
is left take in Machinery Hall, which
{is in a vers incomplete state at pres-
ent and does not require much time,
unless specially interested in electric
power,
There is a very good restaurant in
Electric
the Building on the second
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restaurants in the different buildings
They are well
i the New
plan, and reasonable in price.
THIRD DAY.
Enter grounds again at end of Mid-
Plais Visit
Juilding, Hortieultural Hall, and put
Art Gallery; the
| resjuire two or three visits,
FOURTH DAY.
agnin at end of Midway Plais-
on the nds, An.
aged, son hat oi England
way Anee, Woman's
§
2 f
ance of time at
er wil
Eater
Take in Eskimo Village,
Buildings and revisit Art Galleries
(io to naval exhibit, and then to the
Fisheries Building and United States
Government Building, which are with-
{in easy
There is a Polish restaurant between
thie Fisheries Building and the United
Sintes Building. Quite
good and reasonable; somewhat on
the style of Reisser’s Rathskeller, but
there are rooms upstairs on the second
floor preferred by ladies, the charge is
a little higher than downstairs,
FIFTH DAY.
Enter at Sixty-fourth street and vise
it the most important building of all,
which is the Manufactures and Liber
al Arts Building. It covers over 40
acres, and is filled with interesting ob-
jects, No directions ean be given, as
a week's time would not be sufficient
to carefully inspect the exhibits. The
{ best way for any one visiting would
be to take the guide book and pick
{out the exhibts which would interest
{them, and then search for them,
| which can easily be done, as the classi
| fleation of the exhibits is in good
shape. .
ance.
ACCeRs,
1
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Crovernment
SIXTH DAY.
Enter at Bixty-fourth street, and
visit Agricultual Hall, the Convent of
La Rabida (filled with Columbus rel-
jes) and Krupp's exhibit. The Leath-
er exhibit, Forestry exhibit and Cave
Dwellers are in this vicinity, 1 did
pot get into these, but understand
they are quite an attraction. There
are also stock exhibits and other mat-
ters adjacent, which can be taken in
if desirable, but were not open when |
was Lhere.
GENERAL,
From the Agricultural Building is
the starting point for taking a ride on
the Lagoons by electric boats. These
boats are greatly to be preferred to the
gondolas, as they do not have the
swaying motion, and run much
smoother, A pleasant way to ‘nake
the trip is to start from the Agricul
tural Station, terminating the same at
the Horticultural Building and Music
Hall. The rate for the round trip is
50 cents, which covers about four miles
and takes 45 minutes. One-way tick-
ols to any stopping point cost 25 cents,
As the trip through the grounds is
necessarily very tiresome, the best way
boats,
| nia State Building, and register, It is
arranged and a credit to the State,
The Administration Building should
{ be visited on any day when passing
{ from one building to another. There
is nothing interesting except that the
building is fine from an architectural
| standpoint.
Always be sure to
remain in
Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
grounds, ete., are lighted by electrici-
{ ty, and it is one of the grandest sights
| to see whenever an opportunity offers.
is from the Casino, which is next to
the Agricultural Building, and is a
very fine restaurant to dine at, being
the best
t It has a seat-
ing eapacity of 3600,
in the grounds.
Stepping out
of all the buildings which are lighted
by electricity.
be had, it is
very enjoyuble to take a ride on the
electric boats while the illumination
If sufficient time can
is going on.
There is a daily paper published
Lealled the “Columbian,”
all the information and advice as
what is to take place in the grounds
the
should be consulted daily.
and various buildings,
It
be well before starting into view the
i buildings to carefully go over the Of
| ficial Guide, (cost 25 cents) so us to get
a general idea of what is to be seen.
Mp
Hassin's Future Empress,
The statement in the Berliner Tage-
blatt that the betrothal of the
witz of Russia to the Princess Alice
| est sister of the reigning Grand Duke
{of Hesse Darmstadt, and grandaugh-
ter of Queen Victoria, will soon be pro-
| to the have
{ been paying attention to the princess
for some time past. She is described
tussian throne is said to
| said to resemble her mother, the late
| Queen Victoria,
Should the
3
i Empress of
Allee
Queen
{family will be represented on the
Princess become
{ Russia, Victoria's
| throne of another great empire,
| Queen of Great Britian and Empress
{of India is the grandmother of the
| German Emperor and of the Grand
One of her descend-
i : ¢
fants is in the order of succession to the
| ereign princes,
| throne of Greece, and with Russia add-
{ed to the list Queen Victoria will in-
{ deed be a mother of princes,
i
I US SE,
Rights of Way
§
i
1
and 80 decided by
therefore, a bicycle has every privilege
and is amenable to every law that a
carriage or vehicle is
i
or
-
in the ronds as against travelers by
any other mode.
3. The supreme law of the road is
Thou shalt use it 80 as to interfere as
little ns possible with the equal right
of any other person to use itat the
same time; and thou shalt be reason-
ably careful that no one suffer injury
thereon by act or neglect of thine,
4. To turn out to the right is a stat-
ute regulation everywhere in the Uni-
fed Slates,
5. A bicycler isamenable for danger
if, through his negligeoce or wrong
if by any other carriage.
6. Anyone who injures a bicycler
or his machine, wantonly, mischiev-
ously or maliciously, is a trespasser
and liable eriminally and civilly.
7. A person has a right to ride on
the sidewalk if (a) There is so much
travel on the street as to make it im-
passable. (b) Repairs are being made
rendering it impassable. (¢) The streets
are impassable because of mud, or any
surface of danger to bieyclers.
8. A person has aright to ride on
private property if the street or side-
walls are as described in preceeding
section.
9. Bells by day and lanterns by
night are almost universally required
in the ordinances of the cities and
towns, and in the majority of places
strictly enforced.
The Centre Magnet.
The Centre Magnet, the new fledged
prohibition paper, made its first ap-
pearance on Wednesday, It is pub-
lished at Bellefonte by N. 8. Bailey,
from material of the defunct Centre
County Times. The Magnet is a four
page six column paper, and for its
first issue comes out looking rather
clean, with plenty of apologies and
prohibition editorials, The paper will
improve as the proprietors gradually
accustomed to the affairs. We hope
the at the hoad will suceced
in the new venture,
-
A DISGRACEFUL SCENE,
| Two Bons Fight Around the Body of Their
Mother
Mrs, Clymer, wife of the late John
{ Clymer, of Hepburn street, died on
Monday the Milton
Standard, Mr, Clymer was well known
{in this community as a well to do man
{and had a record soldier.
| His wife was also respectable. He had
during lifetime
| gave him a good deal of trouble, and
they are doing their best 10 maintain
their unsavory reputation. Wednes-
| day morning both Jake and Bill were
{ drunk. They got into an altercation
{ about their mother’s will and engaged
| in a disgraceful mellee. Beveral shots
were fired, one of which
{ have entered the ice box containing
ithe dead woman's body. Last even-
ing one of the brothers started out of
| the house avowing his determination
| to go and commit suicide. This plan
with such universal
{ approbation among the neighbors that
{ he changed his mind. John, the other
| son, is not in the neighborhood. He,
| it will be remembered, had a penchant
| for beating his wife and sbusing his
| family, and frequently figured as a de-
| fendant in the police records,
evening, says
good
=u
{three sons, who his
is said to
or
seemed to meet
Ally oy
THE BLUE LAWS,
i
Spechmen Statutes From the Archives of
Connecticut
The
1 Youth's Journal,’
words “blue laws,” says the
in
| the newspapers of to-day, but just why
i they are thus named is known to com-
| paratively few persons. We therefore
are often seen
i name a few of them.
{ They were called blue because they
| were printed on blue paper. They be
longed to the State
| Here are some of them:
of Connecticut.
“Noone shall be a freeman or have
he converted and a
| member of one of the churches allow-
{ed in the Dominion.”’
“Nodissenter from the essential wor-
| ship of this Dominion shall be allow-
{ed to give a vote for electing magis-
| trates or any officer.”
| “No food or lodging shall be offered
{ toa heretic.”
i a vole unless is
“No one shall cross the river on the
{ Sabbath but an authorized clergyman.’
“No one shall travel, cook victuals,
| make beds, sweep houses, cut hair or
| shave on the Sabbath day.”
“No one shall kiss his or her child-
{ ren on the Sabbath or feasting days.”
{ “The Sabbath
sunset Saturday.”
“Whoever wears
day shall begin at
trimmed
| with gold, or bone lace above
j one shilling a yard, shall be presented
| by the grand jurors, and the selectmen
shall tax the estate £300.”
i “Whoever brings cards or dice into
| the Dominion shall be fined £5."
| “No one shall eat mince pies, dance,
| play cards, or play any instrument of
music except the drum, trumpet or
jewsharp.”'
| “Noman shall court a maid in per-
{son or by letter, without obtaining
| the consent of her parents; £5 penalty
{ for the first offense, £ 10 for the sec
| ond, and for the third, imprisonment
during the pleasure of the Court.
df ——
See the World's Fair for Fifteen Cents,
Upon receipt of your address and fif-
teen cents in postage stamps, we will
mail you prepaid our souvenir portfo-
lio of the World's Columbian Exposi-
tion, the regular price is fifty cents,
| but as we want you to have one, we
{ make the price nominal. You wiil
find it a work of art and a thing to be
prized. It contains full page views of
the great buildings, with descriptions
of same, and is executed in highest
style of art. If not satisfied with it,
after you get it, we will refund the
stamps and let you keep the book.
Address H. E. BuckLex, Chicago, TIL
AAA
Read It
In the inside pages of the REPORTER
will be found an accurate account of
the recent horror at Washington, along
with other telegraphic matter, Cal-
mage’s sermons, and general reading
matter, a fand of which is contained
in no other sheet published in this seo-
tion. No paper published in the coun-
ty gives its readers the amount of space
and pure reading matter that the Re-
PORTER does. It is bristling with lo-
cal matter and daring the coming
campaign should be in every house-
hold.
clothes
silver
Wheat's Lowest Price.
Wheat sold on the Board of Trade
in Chicago, on the 8th at the lowest
point ever touched in the history of
that market. On August 8, 1887, after
the collapse of the Kershaw corner,
cash wheat was quoted as low as 66}
cents; on 8 inst, it sold at 63 cents,
EA A SPN
Eleotrio Rallways. i
The new electric road between Al
toons and Holidaysburg, is now in
running order. Tyrone is making a
i.